Bug#29848: dpkg: alias --print-avail -> -p
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.4.1
Severity: wishlist
It would be nice if the dpkg option --print-avail could be aliases to
something more handy to type, like -p.
I guess something like the patch below should be enough:
--- dpkg-1.4.1.orig/main/main.c Sun Nov 1 17:35:24 1998
+++ dpkg-1.4.1/main/main.c Sun Nov 22 19:11:25 1998
@@ -70,3 +70,3 @@
dpkg -s|--status <package-name> ... display package status details\n\
- dpkg --print-avail <package-name> ... display available version details\n\
+ dpkg -p|--print-avail <package-name> .. display available version details\n\
dpkg -L|--listfiles <package-name> ... list files ned' by package(s)\n\
@@ -308,3 +308,3 @@
ACTION( "set-selections", 0, act_setselections, setselections ),
- ACTION( "print-avail", 0, act_printavail, enqperpackage ),
+ ACTION( "print-avail", 'p', act_printavail, enqperpackage ),
ACTION( "update-avail", 0, act_avreplace, updateavailable ),
Regards,
-Remco
-- System Information
Debian Release: potato
Kernel Version: Linux oloon 2.1.129 #3 Fri Nov 20 16:13:27 CET 1998 i586 unknown
Versions of the packages dpkg depends on:
ii libc6 2.0.7u-5 The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files)
ii libstdc++2.8 2.90.29-1 The GNU stdc++ library (old egcs version)
ii ncurses3.4 1.9.9g-8.11 Video terminal manipulation - shared librari
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